azaill's Full Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for PlayStation 1
This game is/was a total surprise. Not since the old days of the original Nintendo game Skate or Die has there been a skating game (be it bored or roller) that was this cool. You can play as Tony Hawk, or choose from up to nine other top of the line skate-borders, such as Bob Burnquist, Elissa Steamer and Kareem Campbell. Unlike most other roller sports games, Tony Hawk Pro Skater features many fully rendered 3D backdrops that you can explore in several types of modes, from 2 player graffiti match ups to free skating to career mode. Tony Hawk Pro skater also features real music as oppose to your normal computer generated midi sounds, with bands like Primus lending there tunes to the track. The background noise is also rather good, when you skate, it actually sounds like the board traveling across the ground, and when you fall, you'll wince as you hear the grind and pop of the players face sliding against the concrete. With top-notch graphics and control this is a game most anyone could like, leaving you with a different out look on things. Plenty of moves, awesome skaters, wicked music, this has a little of everything a game should have. After playing I can pretty much guarantee that you'll look at a rail or a swimming pool and just wish you had a bored with you or at least the game.
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